Alarm device



Nov. 18, 1930. E. BAHR' ALARM DEWIGE'v Filed oct. 1a, 1927 Patented Nov. is, leso 1,782,378

rarer oFFicE EMIL BAK-IR, F DEAN, MONTANA ALARM DEVICE Application filed (ctober 18, 1927. Serial No, 226,876.

rlhis invention relates to alarming devices and the phonograph record to be played. At and more particularly to such devices as used the sound 01"' this music, the sleeper will be in connection with clocks to awaken a sleeper awakened agieeably, without shock. at a. specified liour. his invention herein presented, obviously- 'l he usual type of alarm clocks are equipped provides a very desirable means for awakeii- 55 with bells or loud sounding gongs, wliicl ing persons who may be suffering from nersliock the sleeper considera? ly when they opvous disorder and who may be seriously erate. harmed by sudden shocks.

It is an object of this invent-ion to provide From the foregoing, it will be seen that a.

an alariiiing device which will awaken the simple device for this purpose has been dis- UU sleeper but will do so in a soothing and genclosed in the preferred forni ot its eniboditle manner, so that the nerves and mental nient, but it is not desired to restrict the decondition ot the sleeper will not be shocked. tails to the exact construction, it being ob- 'his and other like objects are accomvious that changes, not involving the exercise plished by the novel construction, combinaof invention, may be made without conflicttioii and arrangement of parts, hereinafter ing with the scope orp the appended claim. described and shown in the accompanying Having thus described my invention, what drawing, forming part ot this disclosure, and I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters iii which z- Patent, is

Figure l is an elevational view oi an alarm A releasing mechanism for a phonograph 7U clock equipped with a phonograph. record by a clock at a predetermined time,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the Comprising a friction roller normally servdetails of the device, ing as a brake to retard the movement of the Figure 3 is a perspective view showing how record, a link to which said roller is attached, the invention may be applied to act on ana lever, a wing nut for clainpii'ig said link, L other type of phonograph. normally to said lever, allowing upon its relteferring to the drawings, Figure l shows lease the normal playing of said record, a cam a clock lequipped with a gear wheel 5, said connected with the works of said clock having wheel having integrally connected therewith, a shoulder formed therewith, adapted to be 39 a cani 6, which cam engages the lever 7 pivengaged by the upper end of said lever at a tlf) oted t0 a Support t 8 and pvotad to a fullw certain predetermined time, and a pivot for link 9 at l0, the link 9 having lined thereto a Said lever intermediate its ends allowing a friction roller il, which serves as a brake to xswinging of the lever thereabout to release retard the movement or" the record holding the brake roller from said record upon eiiplate l2 oi a phonograph. The link 9 niav be gigelllelt Of CS Upper @Hd With the Cam "5 clamped tightly to the lever '.7 by means oi the ShOulder to gradually wake a sleeper by the wing nut 13, so that the lower arni of the playing ot said record.

lever 7 and the link 9 comprise substantially In witness wliereoil I have aiiiXed my signa-- unitary structure. ture. 49 in operation, the phonograph is wound and EMIL BAHR- a record is placed thereon in a position to start and the clock i is set to the hour, at which the sleeper desires to be awakened.

rllie movement of the phonograph record is prevented by the brake ll and when the desired hour for awakening has been reached the lever 7 slides over the cain 6 until it reaches the depression 14 in the cam, which E releases the brake ll from the record holding U0 plate 12,'tlius permitting the plate l2 to rotate im 

